Husband Arrested for San Diego Navy Wife’s Murder

Police have arrested the husband of a San Diego Navy wife and mother whose body was found in the San Diego Bay in 2016 after she had been missing for two years.Matthew Sullivan was arrested Wednesday morning by police outside his home in Wyoming, Delaware, for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth Sullivan, 32. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the suspect will eventually be extradited to San Diego. Sex Trafficking Sting Targeting Buyers Nets 29 Arrests: DA Elizabeth was reported missing on Oct. 14, 2014. She was last seen one day earlier near San Diego’s Liberty Station, the area where she lived. A text message sent on Oct. 13, 2014, was the last contact Elizabeth had with loved ones. Her phone was then turned off.Detectives found her car at her home, but no trace of Elizabeth. Dispatcher Offers Kidney to SDPD Officer Needing Transplant Police searched for the missing Navy wife for two years, to no avail.On Oct. 6, 2016, the case experienced a major break when Elizabeth’s body was found floating in the San Diego Bay near Farragut Road. The SDPD determined she had been a victim of homicide. SDSU Professor Honored as ‘Hero’ Against Human Trafficking Detectives had identified the suspect in her murder to be Matthew, a Navy service member. The pair were married at the time of Elizabeth’s disappearance and had two young daughters together.Last week, detectives obtained a homicide warrant for Matthew’s arrest.Photo Credit: SDPD
Source: NBC San Diego